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This year, 2024, marks six decades of the diplomatic relationship between China and France. Chinese President Xi Jingping announced breaking new grounds to further strengthen their bilateral ties. He stated that this was an opportunity to uphold fund

February 12, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, India, China, France, Strategic Autonomy Bilateral ties, Disengagement, Mutual trust.

Indication of Disarray in PLA and Imminent ‘Rectification’ Campaign

Jayadeva Ranade

The senior echelons of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appear to be in disarray. The unexplained long absences of Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman General Zhang Youxia and sudden removal of Defence Minister Li Shangfu, both

February 05, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CMC, PLA, Corruption, PLARF, Gen He Weidong, ideological risks, Li Yuchao, PLASSF, Xu Zhonbo

China’s Poaching Style of Conducting Diplomacy

Prof Rajaram Panda

Beijing seems to be determined to strangulate Taiwan as barely 48 hours after the presidential elections in which the pro-sovereignty leaning returned the Democratic Progressive Party candidate William Lai Ching-te, whose stance has irked Beijing. Th

February 01, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, DPP, New Southbound Policy, One-China policy, KMT, cross-strait relations, Chinese elements, switching allegiance, poaching of allies

Assessing Ten Years of Belt and Road Initiative

Commodore Gopal Suri

With China's economy growing at a significantly slower pace than it was a decade ago, Beijing's willingness and ability to continue pouring money into the BRI has been a matter of speculation. But Xi seems to have doubled down on his signature progra

January 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, India, US, Belt and Road Initiative, Xi Jinping, CPEC, South Asia, EU, Podcast, 3rd Belt and Road Forum, Indebtedness

Fortifying State Secrets: China's Authoritarian Revamp of the State Secrets Law

Ankit K

China's State Secrets Law, a cornerstone in the nation's authoritarian stranglehold on information, is undergoing a radical overhaul with the recent submission of a draft amendment. To fully grasp the implications of this legislative overhaul, it is

December 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, Xi Jinping, CCP, Chinese politics, Chinese State, PLA and Politics

Tibet: The Fulcrum of China’s Strategic Policy in the Himalayas

Jayadeva Ranade

China is positioning Tibet as the fulcrum for its strategic policy in the sensitive Himalayan region thus directly and adversely impacting India. Beijing appears to have assessed that it has sufficiently calmed the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to fe

December 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Tibet, Article, Nepal, PLA, LAC, Tibet, TAR, Wang Yi, Wakhan Corridor, Nyingchi, Golmud airport, mega dam

China’s Central Finance and Economic Affairs Work Conference Reveals Emphasis on Security and Development

Jayadeva Ranade

China’s long awaited Central Financial Work Conference was held in Beijing on October 30-31, 2023, and was the first held since the establishment of the Central Financial Commission and the Central Financial Working Committee. With the decline in C

November 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, economy, CCP, Li Qiang, CFWC, Infrastructure projects

Turbulence in South China Sea: Need to Enforce UNCLOS

Rup Narayan Das

The expansive South China Sea, covering an area of more than 3.5 million square kilometres consisting of atolls, reefs is arguably the most contested waters of Asia. The reserve of hydro carbons and its strategic location in the vicinity of shipping

November 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, India, China, ASEAN, Code of Conduct, Nine Dash Line, PCA